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平等权基金（Equal Rights Trust）启动《平等原则宣言》（Declaration of Principles on Equality）
专家在世界经济动荡中主张全球人权和平等的新时代
2008年10月21日，伦敦
超过120名世界主要人权和平等问题专家今天呼吁最彻底地反思两代平等权的问题，因为全球经济动荡已经抓住了各国。
来自44国的签名者呼吁各国政府和个人支持一个新的宣言——在第二次世界大战之后划时代的《世界人权宣言》发表60年之后。
今天，新的宣言由平等权基金在伦敦启动，它会改变受歧视群体在全世界的待遇，也是第一个宣布把平等定义为基本人权这一一般法律原则的国际首创行动。
Bob Hepple 勋爵先生——英国重要的人权律师，宣言的128名国际签名者之一——说："国内和各国之间的不平等现象越来越多。在目前的全球危机面前这是一个重大的问题。现在，这是今天我们所面对最迫切的问题之一。
"衰退和萧条可能导致增加对社会中最弱势群体的排斥甚至迫害。这就是为什么1948年发表了《世界人权宣言》，也就是为什么今天我们需要确立所有人类的普遍平等的原则。"
《平等原则宣言》：
·把平等权定义为基本人权，并且在这样做的时候把人权和平等的法律概念相结合。
·提供了受歧视者之间的平等的全球表述。
·确保不同国家在对待平等权的方式上的一致性。
·结束了同一社会和国家中在给予不同的受歧视群体权利上的不一致，因此也结束了目前的歧视等级。
平等权基金主席Bob先生补充道："如果我们试图把经济衰退和它所预报社会破坏分开处理，我们就是在犯一个非常严重的错误。
"萧条可能导致对基本人权的极大侵蚀，我们只需看看20世纪30年代和随后法西斯主义的兴起就能了解这种危险。
"没有政府对真正平等的积极追求，贫富差距会显著增加。属于其他认同群体的外人——例如南非贫困居住区最近的暴乱中的外国人——会受到指责。现在不仅是要对经济采取断然行动的时候，也是要对平等和人权采取同样行动的时候了。"
新的宣言建立在总共27条原则之上，将会被提交给联合国官员，作为为该倡议赢得支持的全球活动的一部分。
这些原则离开了为性别、种族、残疾、宗教、年龄等特殊身份而追求单一问题平等议程的做法——其作者声称这已经成为反歧视法的最严重缺陷之一。《宣言》为提倡平等提供了专家指导——即使是在目前没有反歧视法的国家中。
Renate Weber——欧洲议会议员和宣言签名者之一——说：
"我不怀疑让《宣言》拥有法律约束力会改变欧洲目前的现状。欧盟不仅应该通过《宣言》，还应该在全世界推动它。"
背景信息：
平等权基金（ERT）是一个独立的国际组织，其目标是与歧视做斗争和提倡平等是基本人权和社会正义的基本原则。平等权基金是作为倡导组织、资源中心和思想库建立的，其重点在于不同形式的歧视之间错综复杂和互为补充的关系和为平等原则的落实而开发战略。
在其所有表现形式中，歧视都是最普遍的侵犯人权行为，影响到了今天世界上绝大多数人。虽然国际社会已经开发了与歧视做斗争和提倡平等的法律标准，但只有相对较少的国家已经在处理歧视问题，用法律手段有效提倡平等的国家甚至更少。
全世界超过160个国家缺乏有效的反对歧视的法律保护措施和提倡平等的法律手段。即使是在这种规定已经生效的国家中，立法也是支离破碎、不一致、混乱和无效的。即使在已经向平等立法迈出重要步伐的欧盟中，严重和系统性的歧视仍然很普遍。
《平等原则宣言》包含了关于六个重要主题的27条原则：平等、非歧视、范围和权利拥有者、义务、执行、禁止。《宣言》旨在帮助立法者、法院、公民社会组织和任何参与与歧视做斗争和提倡平等的人的工作。
《平等原则宣言》现在向个人和机构公开以进一步征求签名。任何支持《宣言》的人请到www.equalrightstrust.org上在线签名（2008年10月27日之后）或发送邮件信息给info@equalrightstrust.org 欲获得采访申请或更多信息请联系Dimitrina Petrova on +44 (0)20 3178 4118 dimitrina.petrova@equalrightstrust.org, 或 Ivan Fiser on +44 (0)20 3178 4115 ivan.fiser@equalrightstrust.org
http://www.equalrightstrust.org/newstory21oct2008/index.htm
More than 120 of the world's leading human rights and equality experts are today calling for the most radical re-think of equal rights in two generations as global economic turmoil holds nations in its grip.
Signatories from 44 nations are urging governments and individuals to back a new declaration – 60 years after the epoch-making Universal Declaration on Human Rights followed in the wake of World War II.
The new declaration, launched today in London by The Equal Rights Trust, would transform treatment of discriminated groups across the world and is the first ever international initiative to set out general legal principles that define equality as a basic human right.
Sir Bob Hepple QC, a leading UK human rights lawyer and one of the 128 international signatories to the declaration, said: "There are growing inequalities within and between different nations. This was a serious issue before the current global crisis. It is now one of the most pressing issues we face today.
"Recession and depression can lead to increasing exclusion and, at worst, persecution of the most vulnerable groups within society. That is why the Universal Declaration on Human Rights happened in 1948 and it is why we need to establish universal equality for all human beings today."
The Declaration on Principles of Equality:
• Defines the right to equality as a basic human right and, in doing so, combines human rights and equality law concepts.
• Provides a global expression of equality between discriminated people.
• Ensures consistency in the way different nations treat the right to equality.
• Ends inconsistencies in the rights afforded to different discriminated groups within the same societies and nations and so ends the current hierarchy of discrimination.
Sir Bob, chair of the Equal Rights Trust, added: "We are making a very serious mistake if we attempt to tackle world economic recession in isolation from the social devastation that it could herald.
"Depression can result in heinous erosion of basic human rights and we need only look at the 1930s and the consequent rise of Fascism to understand the dangers.
"Without the active and positive pursuit by governments of substantive equality, the gap between the haves and have-nots will increase dramatically. Outsiders belonging to other identity groups, like the foreigners in the recent riots in disadvantaged South African townships, will be blamed. Now is the time to act decisively not only on the economy, but at the same time on equality and human rights."
The new declaration is based on a total of 27 principles and will be submitted to UN officials as part of a global campaign to win support for the initiative.
The Principles move away from the pursuit of single-issue equality agendas for particular identities such as gender, race, disability, religion, age – which, its authors claim, have been one of the most serious weaknesses of anti-discrimination law. The Declaration provides expert guidance for promoting equality – even in countries where no anti-discrimination law currently exists.
Renate Weber, Member of the European Parliament and one of the signatories of the Declaration said:
"I have no doubt that making the Declaration legally binding would change the current European reality. The European Union should not only adopt the Declaration but also promote it world-wide."
Background information:
The Equal Rights Trust (ERT) is an independent international organisation whose purpose is to combat discrimination and promote equality as a fundamental human right and a basic principle of social justice. Established as an advocacy organisation, a resource centre and a think tank, it focuses on the complex and complementary relationship between the different forms of discrimination, developing strategies for translating the principle of equality into practice.
In all its manifestations, discrimination is the most widespread human rights violation, affecting the greatest number of people in the world today. Although the international community has developed legal standards to fight discrimination and promote equality, relatively few states have tackled discrimination and fewer still have effectively promoted equality using legal means.
Over 160 countries in the world lack effective legal protection against discrimination and legal means to promote equality. And even in countries where such provisions are in force, the legislation is fractured, inconsistent, complicated and inefficient. Even in the European Union, which has made important steps towards equality legislation, grave and systematic discrimination is widespread.
The Declaration on the Principles of Equality contains 27 principles on six key themes: equality; non-discrimination; scope and rights-holders; obligations; enforcement; prohibitions. The Declaration is intended to assist efforts of legislators, the judiciary, civil society organisations and anyone else involved in combating discrimination and promoting equality.
Click here to read the full text of the Declaration on the Principles of Equality.
Click here to view the list of the original 128 signatories.
Click here to view Commentary by Dimitrina Petrova.
The Declaration of Principles on Equality is now open for further endorsements from both individuals and institutions. Everyone who wishes to support the Declaration is invited to do so by sending an email message to info@equalrightstrust.org.
For interview requests or further information please contact Dimitrina Petrova on
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